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Newly scanned subchannel will not show up in guide

I searched and didn't find anything exactly like my situation so here goes. Was adjusting the antenna and did a rescan of locals with my 722. One station has a new subchannel. It is found when scanned but will not show up in the guide. I tried to add it to the custom list I use but it is not in the list of channels. I tried to input the channel numbers manually and the tuner goes to the main channel. Main channel is 47-1, when I input 47-2 it just goes to 47-1. Not sure why it will not tune it if it was found during the channel scan.

After you ran the scan, did you save the results to the 722 receiver? The new channels need to be saved to the receiver. All OTA channels will appear in YELLOW on the Guide. Please let me know. Thanks.

olds403 said:

I searched and didn't find anything exactly like my situation so here goes. Was adjusting the antenna and did a rescan of locals with my 722. One station has a new subchannel. It is found when scanned but will not show up in the guide. I tried to add it to the custom list I use but it is not in the list of channels. I tried to input the channel numbers manually and the tuner goes to the main channel. Main channel is 47-1, when I input 47-2 it just goes to 47-1. Not sure why it will not tune it if it was found during the channel scan.

There is no option to save. When I scan it tells me how many channels it found, I click "ok". On the local channels menu page there is no "save", here are the options, Scan Locals, Add Locals, Edit Name, Delete, Select All, Done, Cancel, Help. There is no save available. If I am missing something let me know.

The help menu says that "done" saves the scan. I have done that several times, the new subchannel shows up in the list of scanned local channels on the local channels menu page, but does not show up in the all channels guide or in the list of channels available to add to a custom list.

You want to add the channels once the scan is completed. What model receiver do you have - 722/722k, 222k, 612, etc..? Thanks.

olds403 said:

The help menu says that "done" saves the scan. I have done that several times, the new subchannel shows up in the list of scanned local channels on the local channels menu page, but does not show up in the all channels guide or in the list of channels available to add to a custom list.

My receiver is a 722 as stated in my first message. I deleted all the local channels and started from scratch. I checked after deleting them that they were not in the guide. I rescanned and selected all the channels I wanted to add, went to add locals, clicked done, clicked done on the local channels menu page. Went to the guide - all channels, ALL of the channels that I scanned showed up EXCEPT for the new subchannel that I am trying to add. So I am scanning and adding them correctly if the rest show up in the guide. The tuner scans the 47.2 subchannel, it shows in the list of scanned channels on the local channels menu page, it shows a signal strength of 77 when I select it from the list on the local channels menu page but it WILL NOT show up in the guide. I really don't get what is going on. If the tuner sees it, it should be added to the guide. The tuner will not even tune to it by entering the channel number manually from the remote.

When you say not in the guide, do really mean the list of all channels that you pick to add to a guide?

Do you or did you ever use channel locks, could it be hidden/locked somehow?

One other trick, when you see it gets added when you do a scan, that screen - go to edit to give it a name probably what I think it is, METV. Even if it already says that when it gets scanned, put it in manually. (Or any name you want - the premise is to manually name it.)

It is not showing up in the guide named "all channels", nor is it in the list of channels to be added to a customized list. I have used locks in the past but never on OTA channels and it should show up somewhere shouldn't it? I did rename it ME TV and it still would not show up. Really don't get it, especially since I deleted all the OTA channels, rescanned and added all the scanned OTA channels and every one shows up except that one. I guess I will keep playing with it and see if I can figure it out. Thanks for the suggestions.

The channel is WSYM 47.2 (ME TV), Lansing, Michigan. I am going to check and see if the tuner in my TV will see it and allow it to be viewed. I honestly cannot figure out why it won't show up on the 722.

I connected my antenna to my Sony HDTV (which hasn't been connected to the antenna for at least 2 years). Using the tuner in the TV, the channel in question(47.2) had been previously scanned and tuned to it instantly. Not quite sure what the deal is with the 722 and why it doesn't like that channel. I am going to continue playing with it as it has become a challenge now to see if I can get it to work. I did notice that although it shows in the list of scanned channels on the local channel screen, when you go to the add locals it only gives you the option of adding the main channel, not subchannels.

Ok, with that information it won't let you add that subchannel, I thought it would but just didn't show up, then delete just that one main channel, exit, go back and manually add that channel. (Don't scan) Rename both the main channel and the sub-channel. See if you can add it.

I deleted the main channel, manually added it back without scanning. Renamed both the main and subchannel. The subchannel will still not show up in the list of channels in "all channels" or in the list of channels to be added to custom guide lists.

Really strange huh? Has me puzzled too. The channel itself isn't that important, it is SD and doesn't look that good on my TV but thought it might have some interesting old shows on sometimes. Now I just want to know why it won't show up, the challenge has become more important than the channel itself.